Turkey's licensed power generation up 3.13% in January

Turkey's electricity production increased by 3.13% in January 2020, compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data revealed by the country's energy watchdog.

Total electricity production rose to approximately 26,570 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), from 25,763 million kWh in January 2019, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for January.

Consumption in the industrial sector saw the biggest share at 41.77%, followed by the commercial sector with 28%. Residential consumption ranked third with 27%, while agricultural irrigation and street lighting accounted for the remainder.

Turkey's installed electricity capacity was up 1.91% in January 2020 from the same period of 2019. Natural gas power plants comprised 31.56%, while 24.29% came from hydropower plants and 11.69% from lignite power plants.